Historical Birthday
25 Feb 1635
Walraad the Elder Dutch fieldmarshallearl of Nassau-Usingen
25 Feb 1643
Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) born in Istanbul Ottoman Empire (d. 1695) [or born Aug 1 1642]
25 Feb 1663
Pierre Antoine Motteux French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
25 Feb 1682
Giovanni Battista Morgagni Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
25 Feb 1692
Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pllnitz German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
25 Feb 1707
Carlo Goldoni Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario Servant of Two Masters) born in Venice Republic of Venice (d. 1793)
25 Feb 1794
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch earl of NijenhuisPeckedam
25 Feb 1807
George Alfred Trenholm Secy Treas (Confederacy) (d. 1876)
25 Feb 1808
James Bowen American Major General (Union Army) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1886)
25 Feb 1809
George Washington Cullom American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1892)
25 Feb 1814
Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian national poet and painter born in Moryntsi Ukraine (d. 1861) [OS]
25 Feb 1815
Robert Hall Chilton Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1879)
25 Feb 1832
Theodorus J I Arnold bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)
25 Feb 1833
Clement Anselm Evans Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1911)
25 Feb 1833
Julie Verstraete-Lacquet Flemish actress and mother of Theodoor Verstraete born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1903)
25 Feb 1840
Otto Liebmann German philosopher (Climax of Theories)
25 Feb 1842
Karl May German writer (Old ShatterhandWinnetou)
25 Feb 1714
Sir Hyde Parker 5th Baronet British admiral (d. 1782)
25 Feb 1714
Ren Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
25 Feb 1725
Karl Wilhelm Ramler German poet (Geistliche Kantaten)
25 Feb 1727
Armand-Louis Couperin French composer and organist (Notre Dame)
25 Feb 1752
John Graves Simcoe first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
25 Feb 1847
John Watson Canadian philosopher (Objective Idealism)
25 Feb 1855
George Bonnor cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
25 Feb 1856
Charles Lang Freer art collector endowed Freer Gallery [or 1876]
25 Feb 1860
Menso Kamerlingh Onnes painterwater colors painter
25 Feb 1860
William James Ashley English economic-historian
25 Feb 1866
Benedetto Croce Italian humanisthistorianeditorphilosopher
25 Feb 1871
Oliver Samuel Campbell tennis champ (US Open-1890)
25 Feb 1873
Enrico Caruso operatic tenor (Faust) born in Naples Italy
25 Feb 1876
Charles Freer art collector endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]
25 Feb 1877
Erich von Hornbostel Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)
25 Feb 1881
William Foster Mass Communist Presidential candidate (19242832)
25 Feb 1882
Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary)
25 Feb 1883
Princess Alice of Albany Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
25 Feb 1885
Sylvia Brett Lady Brooke and Ranee of Sarawak born in London England (d. 1971)
25 Feb 1887
Leonard Carey British actor (Rebecca Laughter) born in London England (d. 1977)
25 Feb 1889
Homer S. Ferguson United States Senator (d. 1982)
25 Feb 1890
Myra Hess concert pianist born in London England
25 Feb 1894
Ernst Friedrich Breslau Germany pacifist (War Against War)
25 Feb 1895
DeBenneville Bert Bell PA NFL ownercommissionerHOF (Eagles)
25 Feb 1896
John Little McClellan Sheridan Arkansas American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Ark)
25 Feb 1898
William Thomas Astbury English physicistchemist (textiles)
25 Feb 1900
Jed Harris producerdirector (Billy Rose Show Operation Mad Ball)
25 Feb 1901
Zeppo Marx [Herbert Manfred Marx] American comedian and actor (Marx Brothers) born in NYC New York (d. 1979)
25 Feb 1902
Max Kommerell German literaryauthor (Die Gefangenen)
25 Feb 1902
Oscar Cullmann Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
25 Feb 1903
King Clancy Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
25 Feb 1904
Adelle Davis author (Lets Stay Healthy)nutritionist (died of cancer)
25 Feb 1906
Warren Hymer American actor (Girl From Havana Meet the Mob) born in NYC New York (d. 1948)
25 Feb 1907
Mary Coyle Chase playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
25 Feb 1907
Shimen Ruskin Polish actor (Beau Brummel Having a Wonderful Time) born in Vilna Russian Empire (d. 1976)
25 Feb 1907
Sabahattin Ali Turkish poet author and journalist (Esirler Iimizdeki eytan) born in Eridere Gmlcine Ottoman Empire (d. 1948)
25 Feb 1909
Edgar Pangborn American sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve Davy)
25 Feb 1909
John Evan Jasper Weston-Davies [pen name Berkley Mather] English writer born in Gloucester (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1909
Geoffrey Dummer electronics engineer first to build integrated circuit microchip born in Hull England (d. 2002)
25 Feb 1910
Millicent Fenwick American (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury) born in NYC New York
25 Feb 1912
Richard Wattis British actor (Hobsons Choice Prince & Showgirl The Man Who Knew Too Much) born Wednesbury Staffordshire England (d. 1975)
25 Feb 1913
Gert Frbe [Karl Gerhart Frbe] German actor (Goldfinger Lovers Wood Upper Hand) born in Saxony German Empire (d. 1998)
25 Feb 1913
James Jim Backus American actor (Mr Magoo Rebel Without a Cause Gilligans Island) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1989)
25 Feb 1914
John Arlott British cricket commentator & writer (BBC) born in Basingstoke England (d.1991)
25 Feb 1916
Ralph Baldwin harness driver (set 11 major world records)
25 Feb 1917
Alex Gordon Welsh architect born in Ayr Scotland
25 Feb 1917
Brenda Joyce [Betty Graffina Leabo] American actress (Tarzan The Rains Came) born in Excelsior Springs Missouri (d. 2009)
25 Feb 1918
Henry Norwood Ewell 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1948) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
25 Feb 1919
Monty Irvin baseball hall of famer (NY Giants)
25 Feb 1920
Sun Myung Moon South Korean evangelist (Unification Church) born in Chongju Japanese Korea (d. 2012)
25 Feb 1920
Antony Duff British diplomat Head of MI5 advocate for the homeless (d. 2000)
25 Feb 1920
Hayes Gordon American stage director and actor (Sky Pirates Dark Room) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1921
Andy Pafko Boyceville Wisconsin MLB player (Chicago Cubs) (d. 2013)
25 Feb 1925
Bert Remsen Glen Cove NY actor (Mario-Its a Living)
25 Feb 1925
Shehu Shagari Nigerian politician President of Nigeria (1979-83) born in Sokoto Nigeria (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1926
Harvey McGregor QCwarden (New College-Oxford)
25 Feb 1927
Richard Dick Jones American actor (Pinocchio - Pinocchio The Frontiersman) born in Snyder Texas (d. 2014)
25 Feb 1927
Jane Nigh American actress (Lorelei-Big Town Blue Blood Rawhide) born in Hollywood California (d. 1993)
25 Feb 1927
Ralph Stanley Amerian bluegrass musician born in Dickenson County Virginia (d. 2016)
25 Feb 1927
Rev. Bruce Ritter Catholic priest and controversial founder of charity Covenant House born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1928
Larry Gelbart American television writer playwright director and author best known as creator and producer of MASH born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2009)
25 Feb 1928
Paul Elvstrm Danish sailer (4 Olympic gold Finn class 1948 52 56 60) born in Hellerup Denmark (d. 2016)
25 Feb 1929
Peter Bingham Hinchcliff British church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity)
25 Feb 1929
Tommy Newsom Va musicianbandleadersaxophonist (Tonight Show)
25 Feb 1930
Wendy Beckett South African British nun and TV art critic born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1931
Christopher George American actor (Rat Patrol Immortal) born in Royal Oak Michigan (d. 1983)
25 Feb 1932
Faron Young American country singer and actor (Hidden Guns Daniel Boone) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1934
Nicholas Edwards Baron Crickhowell British Conservative Party politician
25 Feb 1934
Michael Wheeler-Booth Clerk of the Parliaments
25 Feb 1934
Bernard Bresslaw English comedian (Carry On team) born in London England (d. 1993)
25 Feb 1937
Basia Johnson maid (inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune)
25 Feb 1937
Bob Schieffer newscaster (CBS Weekend News) born in Austin Texas
25 Feb 1937
Tom Courtenay England actor (Dresser Doctor Zhivago To Catch a Spy)
25 Feb 1938
Diane Baker actress (Diary of Anne Frank Marnie) born in Hollywood California
25 Feb 1938
Farokh Engineer Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
25 Feb 1938
Herb Elliott Australia 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1960)
25 Feb 1938
Viktor Kosichkin Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 1960) born in Rybnoye (d. 2012)
25 Feb 1938
Ed Cobb American musician song-writer and producer (Tainted Love) (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1939
Marisa Mell Graz Austria actress (Masquerade Casanova 70)
25 Feb 1940
Billy Packer Wellsville NY basketball sportscaster (CBS)
25 Feb 1940
George Paul CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
25 Feb 1940
Ron Santo American MLB player and broascaster (Chicago Cubs) 1st baseball player to veto his trade) born in Seattle (d. 2010)
25 Feb 1941
David Puttnam film producerCEO (Columbia Pictures) born in London England
25 Feb 1941
Stewart Sutherland PrincipalVice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
25 Feb 1941
Susan Browning Baldwin NY actress (Pat-Mary Hartman)
25 Feb 1944
Karen Grassle American actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie) born in Berkeley California
25 Feb 1944
Kristina Holland American actress (Tina-Courtship of Eddies Father) born in Fayetteville North Carolina
25 Feb 1945
Elkie Brooks rocker (Pearls a Singer) born in Manchester England
25 Feb 1945
Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul Trinidad novelist essayist (Fireflies)
25 Feb 1946
Jean Todt French executive director of Scuderia Ferrari
25 Feb 1947
Eddie Thomson Australian soccer coach (Socceroos 1990-96) born in Rosewell Scotland (d. 2003)
25 Feb 1947
Lee Evans Madera California American 400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1968)
25 Feb 1949
Ric Flair American professional wrestler (NWAWWFWCWAWA) born in Memphis Tennessee
25 Feb 1950
Neil Jordan Irish director (Crying Game) and novelist born in Sligo
25 Feb 1950
Nstor Kirchner Argentine politician President of Argentina 2003-2007) born in Ro Gallegos Santa Cruz (d. 2010)
25 Feb 1950
Francisco Fernndez Ochoa Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
25 Feb 1951
James Brown American sportscaster (CBS News The NFL Today) born in Washington D.C.
25 Feb 1953
Garrett Glaser entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
25 Feb 1953
Jos Mara Aznar former Prime Minister of Spain
25 Feb 1954
Steve Rixon Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
25 Feb 1955
Leann Hunley actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty Dawsons Creek)
25 Feb 1957
Stuart Woody Wood Scot guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night)
25 Feb 1958
Kurt Rambis NBA forward (Lakers Hornets)Clark Kent look-a-like
25 Feb 1960
Glen Bishop cricketer (S Aussie batsman 2 ODIs for Australia 1987)
25 Feb 1961
Davey Allison American race car driver (d. 1993)
25 Feb 1962
Birgit Fischer German DR 500m kayaker (Olympic gold 1980)
25 Feb 1962
Cammy Ciarelli WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-2nd-1995) born in Iowa City Iowa
25 Feb 1680
Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz Bohemian composer and patron (Gluck)
25 Feb 1732
Robert Hudson British composer born in London England (d. 1815)
25 Feb 1735
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf German composer born in Grossen Behringen Thuringia (d. 1792)
25 Feb 1788
Mateo Ferrer Spanish composer and organist born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1864)
25 Feb 1807
George Trenholm South Carolina plantation owner Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States (d. 1876)
25 Feb 1811
Carl Schuberth German composer born in Magdeburg (d. 1863)
25 Feb 1840
Alexis Hollander German composer born in Ratibor Silesia (d. 1924)
25 Feb 1871
Oliver Campbell American tennis player (US Open 1890-92) born in Brooklyn NY (d. 1953)
25 Feb 1873
Enrico Caruso Italian operatic tenor (Faust) born in Naples Italy (d. 1921)
25 Feb 1895
Henri Martelli French composer born in Bastia Corsica France (d. 1980)
25 Feb 1906
Boris Papandopulo Croatian composer born in Bad Honnef Germany (d. 1991)
25 Feb 1916
Ralph Baldwin Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records Hambletonian Stakes 1963 73) born in Lloydminster Saskatchewan (d. 1982)
25 Feb 1929
Tommy Newsom American saxophonist and bandleader (Tonight Show) born in Portsmouth Virginia (d. 2007)
25 Feb 1932
Tony Brooks English auto racer (F1 World Cship third 1958 runner-up 1959 6 x F1 wins) born in Dukinfield Cheshire England
25 Feb 1934
Tony Lema American golfer (British Open 1964) born in Oakland California (d. 1966)
25 Feb 1940
Ron Santo American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (9-time MLB All Star 5-time Gold Glove Chicago Cubs) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)
25 Feb 1941
Susan Browning American actress (Pat-Mary Hartman) born in Baldwin New York
25 Feb 1952
Elizabeth Libby Callahan American sport shooter and four-time Olympian born in Columbia South Carolina
25 Feb 1961
Davey Allison American auto racer (Daytona 500 1992) born in Hollywood Florida (d. 1993)
25 Feb 1912
Richard Wattis British actor (Hobsons Choice Prince & Showgirl The Man Who Knew Too Much) born in Wednesbury Staffordshire England (d. 1975)
25 Feb 1913
Gert Frbe [Karl Gerhart Frbe] German actor (Goldfinger Lovers Wood Upper Hand) born in Saxony German Empire (d. 1988)
25 Feb 1922
Matti Rautio Finnish classical composer (The Blue Heron) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1986)
25 Feb 1927
Ralph Stanley American bluegrass musician born in Dickenson County Virginia (d. 2016)
25 Feb 1928
Paul Elvstrm Danish yachtsman (4 Olympic gold Finn class 1948 52 56 60) born in Hellerup Denmark (d. 2016)
25 Feb 1938
Ed Cobb American musician songwriter and producer (Tainted Love) (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1941
Susan Browning American actress (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman -Pat) born in Baldwin New York (d. 2006)
25 Feb 1947
Lee Evans American athlete (Olympic gold mens 400m 4x400m relay 1968) born in Madera California
25 Feb 1398
Xuande 5th Ming Emperor of China (1425-35) (d. 1435)
25 Feb 1555
Alonso Lobo Spanish composer (Versa est in luctum) baptized in Osuna Habsburg Spain (d. 1617)
25 Feb 1714
Hyde Parker 5th Baronet British admiral (captured Spanish treasure galleon Santisima Trinidad) born in Tredington England (d. 1782)
25 Feb 1854
Charles Freer American Industrialist and art collector (1st American to donate private collection to the US endowed Freer Galler) born in Kingston New York (d. 1919)
25 Feb 1855
George Bonnor Australian cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
25 Feb 1856
Charles Lang Freer American industrialist and art collector endowed Freer Gallery born in Kingston New York (d. 1919)
25 Feb 1860
Menso Kamerlingh Onnes Dutch painter born in Brussels (d. 1925)
25 Feb 1866
Benedetto Croce Italian humanist historian editor and philosopher
25 Feb 1879
Otakar Ostrcil Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1935)
25 Feb 1881
William Z. Foster American labor organizer and Communist Presidential candidate (1924 1928 and 1932) born in Taunton Massachusetts (d. 1961)
25 Feb 1900
Hartzell Tiny Parham American jazz pianist theater organist and bandleader born in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada (d. 1943)
25 Feb 1904
Adelle Davis American nutritionist and author (Lets Stay Healthy) born in Lizton Indiana (d. 1974)
25 Feb 1919
Fred Katz American classical and jazz cellist (Chico Hamilton Quintet) and composer (Roger Corman films) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013).
25 Feb 1927
Ren Thomas Belgian jazz guitarist born in Lige Belgium (d. 1975)
25 Feb 1932
Faron Young American country singer (Hello Walls Its Four in the Morning) and actor (Hidden Guns Daniel Boone Trailblazer) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1932
ke Persson Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band 196371) born in Hssleholm Sweden (d. 1975)
25 Feb 1936
Norman Scribner American organist conductor choral director (St. Albans 1960-2007 Choral Arts Society of Washington 1965-2012) and composer (Song for St. Cecilia) born in Washington DC (d. 2015)
25 Feb 1937
Don Randi [Schwartz] American session and touring pop rock and jazz keyboard player (Nancy Sinatra) born in New York City
25 Feb 1938
Diane Baker American actress (Diary of Anne Frank Marnie) born in Hollywood California
25 Feb 1938
Ed Cobb American pop vocalist (The Four Preps 1956-66 -26 Miles (Santa Catalina)) songwriter (Tainted Love) sound engineer and producer born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1940
Jud Taylor American actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series) - Dr. Gerson) and director (Tail Gunner Joe) born in New York City (d. 2008)
25 Feb 1943
Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music manager (Joni Mitchell Neil Young) and label executive (Asylum Records) born in the Bronx New York City (2019)
25 Feb 1945
Elkie Brooks [Elaine Bookbinder] British rock singer (Pearls A Singer) born in Manchester England
25 Feb 1947
Lee Evans American athlete (Olympic gold mens 400m 4x400m relay 1968) born in Madera California (d. 2021)
25 Feb 1947
Doug Yule American bassist and singer (Velvet Underground 1968-73) born in Mineola Long Island New York
25 Feb 1947
Ryo Kawasaki Japanese jazz fusion guitarist composer band leader and synthesizer software programmer born in Kenji Tokyo Japan (d. 2020)
25 Feb 1947
Anne Beatts American comedy writer (National Lampoon magazine Saturday Night Live 1975-79 Square Pegs) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2021) [1]
25 Feb 1950
Emitt Rhodes American rock singer-songwriter musician (Merry-Go-Round) sound engineer and record producer born in Decatur Illinois (d. 2020)
25 Feb 1950
Mick Miller [Lawton] British stand-up comedian and television personality born in Liverpool England
25 Feb 1635
Walrad Dutch Prince of Nassau-Usingen and field marshall (for William III of Orange) born in Roermond (d. 1702)
25 Feb 1680
Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz Bohemian lutenist composer and patron (Gluck) born in Neustadt an der Waldnab Bacaria (now Germany) (d. 1734)
25 Feb 1725
Karl Wilhelm Ramler German poet (Geistliche Kantaten) born in Berlin (d. 1798)
25 Feb 1727
Armand-Louis Couperin French composer harpsichordist and organist (Notre Dame 1755-89) born in Paris France (d. 1789)
25 Feb 1731
Simon Stijl Frisian physician and writer born in Harlingen (d. 1804)
25 Feb 1794
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (1st Dutch PM as Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1848) born in Amsterdam (d. 1863)
25 Feb 1835
Matsukata Masayoshi Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1891-1892 1896 -1898) born in Kagoshima Japan (d. 1924)
25 Feb 1840
Alexis Hollander German composer born in Ratibor Silesia (now Racibrz Poland) (d. 1924)
25 Feb 1840
Otto Liebmann German philosopher (Climax of Theories) born in Lwenberg Silesia (d. 1912)
25 Feb 1842
Karl May German writer (Old Shatterhand Winnetou) born in Ernstthal Saxony (d. 1912)
25 Feb 1847
John Watson Canadian philosopher (Objective Idealism) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1939)
25 Feb 1854
Charles Lang Freer American industrialist and art collector endowed Smithsonians Freer Gallery of Art born in Kingston New York (d. 1919)
25 Feb 1855
George Bonnor Australian cricket batsman (17 Tests 1 x 100 HS 128 NSW CA Victoria CA) born in Bathurst Australia (d. 1912)
25 Feb 1857
Friedrich Reinitzer Austrian chemist and botanist (discovered properties of liquid crystals) born in Prague (d. 1927)
25 Feb 1860
William Ashley English economic historian (The Economic Organisation of England) born in London England (d. 1927)
25 Feb 1866
Benedetto Croce Italian historian editor philosopher and politician (La Critica) born in Pescasseroli Italy (d. 1952)
25 Feb 1868
Anthony John Blok Dutch lawyer (strafproces) born in Hees Netherlands (d. 1934)
25 Feb 1877
Erich von Hornbostel Austrian musicologist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1935)
25 Feb 1882
Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary) born in Wuustwezel Belgium (d. 1963)
25 Feb 1890
Myra Hess British concert pianist born in London England (d. 1955)
25 Feb 1894
Ernst Friedrich German pacifist and anarchist (War Against War) born in Breslau Germany (d. 1967)
25 Feb 1895
Bert Bell American Pro Football HOF executive (NFL Commissioner 1946-59 owner Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
25 Feb 1896
John Little McClellan American lawyer and politician (Sen-D-Ark) born in Sheridan Arkansas (d. 1977)
25 Feb 1898
William Astbury English physicist and chemist (pioneer in molecular biology) born in Longton England (d. 1961)
25 Feb 1899
Leo Weisgerber German linguist (organicist theory) born in Metz German Empire (d. 1985)
25 Feb 1900
Jed Harris Austrian-born American theatre producer and director (Billy Rose Show Operation Mad Ball) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1979)
25 Feb 1901
Federico Ghisi Italian chemist musicologist composer and pedagogue born in Shanghai China (d. 1975)
25 Feb 1902
Max Kommerell German literary critic (Die Gefangenen) born in Mnsingen Germany (d. 1944)
25 Feb 1902
Oscar Cullmann French-Swiss Lutheran theologist (Das Petrusproblem) born in Strasbourg Germany (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1906
Domingo Ortega Spanish bullfighter (The Art of Bullfighting) born in Borox Spain (d. 1988)
25 Feb 1906
Howard Zahniser American environmental activist (father of Wilderness Act) born in Franklin Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
25 Feb 1907
Mary Coyle Chase American playwright (Harvey 1945 Pulitzer Prize) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1981)
25 Feb 1908
Frank G. Slaughter [C.V. Terry] American novelist and physician (Sangaree) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2001)
25 Feb 1909
Edgar Pangborn American sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve Davy) born in New York City (d. 1976)
25 Feb 1910
Millicent Fenwick American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury) born in NYC New York (d. 1992)
25 Feb 1914
John Arlott British cricket commentator & writer (BBC) born in Basingstoke England (d. 1991)
25 Feb 1917
Alex Gordon Welsh architect (RIBA President) born in Ayr Scotland (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1917
Asta Elstak Surinamese-Dutch social worker born in Suriname (d. 1994)
25 Feb 1918
Barney Ewell American athlete (1948 Olympics 1 gold 2 silver) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1918
Rena Kyriakou Greek pianist and composer born in Herakleion Crete Greece (d. 1994)
25 Feb 1919
Fitz de Jong Edz Dutch historian (director of IISG) born in Meppel Netherlands (d. 1989)
25 Feb 1919
Karl H. Pribram Magellan of the Mind Austrian-American neuroscientist psychologist and philosopher (research into brains limbic system) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2015)
25 Feb 1919
Monty Irvin American Baseball HOF outfielder (4 x NgL All-Star NgL World Series 1946 Newark Eagles MLB All-Star 1952 World Series 1954 NY Giants) born in Haleburg Alabama (d. 2016)
25 Feb 1925
Bert Remsen American actor (Mario-Its a Living) born in Glen Cove New York
25 Feb 1927
Jacques-Louis Monod French pianist conductor and composer (Cantus Contra Cantum) born in Asnires France (d. 2020)
25 Feb 1931
Christopher George American actor (The Rat Patrol Chisum The Immortal) and US Marine Corp veteran born in Royal Oak Michigan (d. 1983)
25 Feb 1932
Faron Young American country and honky-tonk singer (Hello Walls Its Four in the Morning) and actor (Hidden Guns Daniel Boone Trailblazer) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1932
Martin William Karlins American contemporary classical composer born in North Brook Illinois (d. 2005)
25 Feb 1932
Tony Brooks English auto racer (F1 World Cship third 1958 runner-up 1959 6 x F1 wins) born in Dukinfield Cheshire England (d. 2022)
25 Feb 1938
Herb Elliott Australian athlete (Olympic gold 1500m [WR 335.6] 1960 WR mile 354.5 1958) born in Perth Australia
25 Feb 1940
Billy Packer American college basketball broadcaster (Raycom Sports NBC CBS) born in Wellsville New York (d. 2023)
25 Feb 1940
Ron Santo American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (9 x MLB All Star 5 x Gold Glove Chicago Cubs) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)
25 Feb 1941
Ramon Pagayon Santos Filipino contemporary classical composer etno-musicologist and pedagogue born in Pasig Philippines
25 Feb 1942
Carlena Williams American session and touring vocalist (Ike & Tina Turner Revue Humble Pie Pink Floyd The Carpenters Donna Summer) born in North Carolina (d. 2013)
25 Feb 1943
Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music artist manager (Joni Mitchell Neil Young) and label executive (Asylum Records) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2019)
25 Feb 1943
Maryann Amacher American electronic music composer and sound installation artist born in Kane Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
25 Feb 1948
Joe Mays American character actor (Mr. Saturday Night The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1994)
25 Feb 1949
Frank Poncho Sampedro Spanish-American rock guitarist (Crazy Horse - Neil Young 1988-2014) born in Welch West Virginia
25 Feb 1950
Kenny Gradney American bassist and songwriter (Little Feat - Time Loves A Hero Delaney & Bonnie & Friends Robert Palmer) born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
25 Feb 1952
James A. Barcia American politician (Rep-D-Michigan 1993-2003) born in Bay City Michigan
25 Feb 1952
Jerry Chamberlain American alt-rock guitarist singer songwriter and producr (Daniel Amos The Swirling Eddies) born in Inglewood California
25 Feb 1952
John Giblin Scottish session and touring rock and jazz electric and acoustic bass player (Peter Gabriel Kate Bush Jon Anderson Peter Erskine) born in Bellshill Scotland
25 Feb 1635
Walrad Dutch Prince of Nassau-Usingen and field marshal (for William III of Orange) born in Roermond (d. 1702)
25 Feb 1707
Carlo Goldoni Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario Servant of Two Masters) born in Venice (d. 1793)
25 Feb 1752
John Graves Simcoe British Army general and 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (1791-96) born in Cotterstock Oundle England (d. 1806)
25 Feb 1794
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (1st Dutch PM as Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1848) born in Amsterdam (d. 1863)
25 Feb 1809
George Washington Cullom American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New York City (d. 1892)
25 Feb 1879
Otakar Ostrcil Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1935)
25 Feb 1890
Dame Myra Hess British concert pianist born in London England (d. 1955)
25 Feb 1901
Zeppo Marx [Herbert Manfred Marx] American comedian and actor (Marx Brothers) born in New York City (d. 1979)
25 Feb 1906
Warren Hymer American actor (Girl From Havana Meet the Mob) born in New York City (d. 1948)
25 Feb 1910
Millicent Fenwick American politician (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury) born in New York City (d. 1992)
25 Feb 1914
John Arlott British cricket commentator and writer (BBC) born in Basingstoke England (d. 1991)
25 Feb 1918
Barney Ewell American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay silver 100m 200m 1948 equal WR 100m 1948) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1920
Antony Duff British WWII submarine commander diplomat (1946-80) intelligence officer (Director of MI5 1985-88) and advocate for the homeless born in Moreton Dorset England (d. 2000)
25 Feb 1924
Peg Ridge British peace campaigner (Greenham Common) (d. 1996)
25 Feb 1925
Bert Remsen American actor (Mario-Its a Living) born in Glen Cove New York (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1938
Viktor Kosichkin Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 5000m silver 10000m 1960) born in Rybnoye (d. 2012)
25 Feb 1946
Rick Hummel American sports writer (St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. G. Taylor Spink Award 2007 president Baseball Writers Association of America) born in Quincy Illinois (d. 2023)
25 Feb 1947
Ryo Kawasaki Japanese jazz fusion guitarist composer bandleader and synthesizer software programmer born in Kenji Tokyo Japan (d. 2020)
25 Feb 1951
Csar Cedeo Dominican baseball center fielder (Houston Astros) and four-time All-Star player born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
25 Feb 1954
John Doe [Duchac] American poet songwriter and cow-punk musician (X The Knitters) born in Decatur Illinois
25 Feb 1337
Wenceslaus I Duke of Luxembourg (1354-83) Duke of Brabant and Limburg (1355-83) born in Prague (d. 1383)
25 Feb 1585
Pieter van den Broecke Dutch merchant with East India Company who established first Dutch trade with Arabia born in Antwerp (d. 1640)
25 Feb 1680
Philipp Hyacinth von Lobkowitz Bohemian lutenist composer and patron (Gluck) born in Neustadt an der Waldnab Duchy of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1734)
25 Feb 1692
Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pllnitz German adventurer and writer born in Issum Elector of Colonge (d. 1775)
25 Feb 1707
Carlo Goldoni Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario Servant of Two Masters) born in Venice Republic of Venice (d. 1793)
25 Feb 1735
Ernst Wilhelm Wolf German composer born in Grossen Behringen Thuringia Electorate of Saxony (d. 1792)
25 Feb 1811
Carl Schuberth German composer born in Magdeburg Kingdom of Westphalia (d. 1863)
25 Feb 1909
Geoffrey Dummer British electronics engineer who built the first integrated circuit (microchip) and worked on radar systems born in Hull England (d. 2002)
25 Feb 1921
Andy Pafko American MLB player (Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Braves) born in Boyceville Wisconsin (d. 2013)
25 Feb 1926
Harvey McGregor British barrister and administrator (Warden of New College-Oxford 1985-96) born in Inverurie Scotland (d. 2015)
25 Feb 1928
Richard Stern American writer (Pacific Tremors) and educator (University of Chicago 1955-2002) born in New York City (d. 2013)
25 Feb 1928
Sir Keith Williamson British Royal Air Force commander (Chief of the Air Staff 19821985) born in Leytonstone England (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1929
Peter Bingham Hinchcliff British-South African Anglican priest and church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity) born in South Africa (d. 1995)
25 Feb 1930
Erica Pedretti (ne Schefter) Moravian-Swiss writer (Engste Heimat) and sculptor born in ternberk Czechoslovakia (d. 2022)
25 Feb 1931
Edward Kellett-Bowman British businessman and politician (Member of European Parliament 1979-84 & 1988-99) born in Leeds England (d. 2022)
25 Feb 1931
John Robin Stephenson British military officer and cricket administrator (Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) 1987-94) born in Hove Sussex England (d. 2003)
25 Feb 1934
Bobby Neame British brewer (Shepherd Neame) born in London England (d. 2019)
25 Feb 1934
Michael Wheeler-Booth British public servant (Clerk of the Parliaments. 1990-97) born in UK (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1934
Nicholas Edwards Baron Crickhowell British Conservative Party politician (Member of Parliament (1970-87) born in London England (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1937
Basia Johnson (ne Barbara Piasecka) Polish-American domestic servant philanthropist humanitarian art collector and heir to Johnson & Johnson fortune born in Staniewicze Poland (d. 2013)
25 Feb 1937
Tates Locke American basketball coach (Army Clemson University Indiana State Uni) born in Batesville Indiana (d. 2024)
25 Feb 1937
Tom Courtenay English actor (The Dresser Doctor Zhivago) born in Hull East Yorkshire
25 Feb 1938
Ed Cobb American pop vocalist (The Four Preps 1956-66 - 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)) songwriter (Tainted Love) sound engineer and producer born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 1999)
25 Feb 1939
Marisa Mell Austrian actress (Masquerade Casanova 70) born in Graz Austria (d. 1992)
25 Feb 1941
Stewart Sutherland Baron Sutherland of Houndwood Scottish philosopher of Religion and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1945
Shiva Naipaul Indo-Trinidadian-British novelist and essayist (Fireflies) brother of V. S. Naipaul born in Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1985)
25 Feb 1946
Franz Xaver Kroetz German writer and playwright (Farmyard) born in Munich Allied-Occupied Germany
25 Feb 1953
Garrett Glaser American broadcast journalist and entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight) born in the USA
25 Feb 1953
Jos Mara Aznar Spanish politician Prime Minister of Spain (1996-2004) born in Madrid Spain
25 Feb 1955
Leann Hunley American actress (Days of Our Lives - Anna Dynasty 1986-89 - Dana Carrington Dawsons Creek - Tamara Jacobs) born in Forks Washington
25 Feb 1591
Friedrich Spee German Jesuit priest professor and poet against witch trials born in Kaiserwerth Germany (d. 1635)
25 Feb 1660
Frans Anneessens Belgian merchant and Brussels guild dean who resisted tax reforms born in Brussels Spanish Netherlands (d. 1719) [1]
25 Feb 1663
Peter Anthony Motteux French-born English author playwright and translator (The Gentlemans Journal Loves a Jest) born in Rouen France (d. 1718) [1]
25 Feb 1682
Giovanni Battista Morgagni Italian anatomist regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology born in Forli Italy (d. 1771)
25 Feb 1714
Ren Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou French politician Chancellor of France (1768-90) who tried to destroy parlements system born in Montpellier France (d. 1792)
25 Feb 1807
George Trenholm American plantation owner politician and Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1876)
25 Feb 1808
James Bowen American president of Erie Railroad and Union Army General born in Manhattan New York (d. 1886)
25 Feb 1815
Robert H. Chilton American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and U.S. Army officer born in Loudoun County Virginia (d. 1879)
25 Feb 1833
Clement A. Evans American senior officer of the Confederate Army (Civil War) born in Stewart County Georgia (d. 1911)
25 Feb 1855
Cesrio Verde Portuguese poet known for The Book Of Cesrio Verde born in Lisbon (d. 1886)
25 Feb 1883
Princess Alice of Albany Countess of Athlone British royal and vicereine of South Africa and Canada born at Windsor Castle England (d. 1981)
25 Feb 1889
Homer S. Ferguson American attorney judge and senator born in Harrison City Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
25 Feb 1894
Meher Baba Indian spiritual leader and self proclaimed Avatar God in human form born in Pune India (d. 1969)
25 Feb 1900
Hartzell Tiny Parham American jazz pianist theater organist and bandleader born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 1943)
25 Feb 1906
Mary Chase American playwright journalist and childrens novelist (Harvey Bernardine Sorority House) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1981)
25 Feb 1907
Will Weng American journalist (New York Times 1930-69) crossword puzzle editor (New York Times 1969-77) and WWII veteran born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 1993) [1]
25 Feb 1916
Reinhard Bendix German comparative sociologist (Work and Authority in Industry) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1991)
25 Feb 1920
Grard Bessette Canadian novelist and poet (La Bagarre Le Coureur) born in Ste-Anne-de-Sabrevois Quebec (d. 2005)
25 Feb 1924
Jirdes Winther Baxter Norwegian-American local government worker and the last known survivor of the 1925 Alaskan diphtheria epidemic born in Nome Alaska (d. 2026) [1]
25 Feb 1934
Thomas Fogarty American cardiovascular surgeon and the inventor of the ballon embolectomy catheter born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2025) [1]
25 Feb 1941
Stewart Sutherland Baron Sutherland of Houndwood Scottish philosopher of Religion and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University born in Scotland (d. 2018)
25 Feb 1941
Zelig Eshhar Israeli cancer researcher and immunologist known for his work on T-cells born in Petah Tikva British Mandate of Palestine (d. 2025) [1]
25 Feb 1942
Boyan Radev Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold Light Heavyweight 1964 68 World Cship gold 1966) born in Pernik Bulgaria (d. 2025)
25 Feb 1946
Jean Todt French rally driver and CEO of Ferrari F1 team (2006-09) born in Pierrefort France [1]
25 Feb 1946
Louis Diaz [Luis Diaz] American undercover agent who helped bring down Nicky Barnes born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025) [1]
25 Feb 1948
Aldo Busi Italian writer (Seminario sulla giovent) and translator born in Montichiari Lombardy Italy
25 Feb 1948
Danny Denzongpa Indian actor (Seven Years in Tibet) born in Yuksom Kingdom of Sikkim
25 Feb 1950
Francisco Fernndez Ochoa Spanish alpine skier (slalom Olympic Gold 1972) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2006)
25 Feb 1950
Neil Jordan Irish novelist and director (The Crying Game Michael Collins) born in Sligo Ireland
25 Feb 1952
Inger Segelstrm Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament born in Stockholm Sweden
25 Feb 1956
Davie Cooper Scottish soccer winger (22 caps Clydebank Rangers 376 games Motherwell) born in Hamilton Scotland (d. 1995)
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